November 9, 2020
Mike Allen: You this cycle raised more money than any House Republican ever, more than any of your speaker predecessors. What did you learn and how did you pull this off?
Kevin McCarthy: Well, the best way to raise money is just let Nancy Pelosi and AOC talk.
Mike Allen: So you bring up a relatively junior member, Congresswoman Ocasio Cortez. Why do your people respond so vociferously to her?
Kevin McCarthy: Well, she runs the floor.
Mike Allen: What do you mean by that?
Kevin McCarthy: That wing of the party, the socialist wing of the party, they are the new power of the Democratic Party.